Market Reforms

Market Reform desk is constituted within Department of Marketing to issue Direct Market, Private Market, Farmer Consumer Market and Single Trade License under the provision of Maharashtra APMC act 1963.

Issuance of following types of licenses:
  • Direct Market
    As per Maharashtra Agriculture Produce Marketing (Development and Regulation Rules 1967, Rule 4B) Direct Marketing license is given to any person desiring to purchase agricultural produce directly from agriculturists in one or more than one market area.
  • Private Market
    As per Maharashtra Agriculture Produce Marketing (Development and Regulation Rules 1967, Rule 4C) Private Marketing license is given to any person desiring to establish a private market in one or more than one market area.
  • Farmer-Consumer Market
    Farmer-Consumer Market license is given to any person desiring to establish a Farmer- Consumer Market in one or more than one market area
  • Single Trade License
    As per Maharashtra Agriculture Produce Marketing (Development and Regulation Rules 1967, Rule 6(3A)) Single Traders license is given to any trader desiring to operate in more than one market area
  • Contract Farming
    As per Maharashtra Agriculture Produce Marketing (Development and Regulation Rules 1967, Rule 4O) The Contract Farming agreement between the contract farming producer and the contract farming sponsor. The contract farming producer and the contract farming sponsor shall be at liberty to mutually decide the terms and conditions of the contract farming agreement which shall not be contrary to the provisions of the act and rules made there under.